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#ifndef _AUTO_BUFFER_HXX_
#define _AUTO_BUFFER_HXX_

//------------------------------------------------------------------------
// includes
//------------------------------------------------------------------------

#include <sal/types.h>
#include <rtl/ustring.hxx>

//-------------------------------------------------------------
// A simple unicode buffer management class, the class itself
// is responsible for the allocated unicode buffer, any
// modification of the buffer size outside the class may lead
// to undefined behaviour
//-------------------------------------------------------------

class CAutoUnicodeBuffer
{
public:

    // if bLazyCreation is true the buffer will be created
    // when someone wants to fill the buffer
    CAutoUnicodeBuffer( size_t nSize, sal_Bool bLazyCreation = sal_False );
    ~CAutoUnicodeBuffer( );

    // resizes the buffer
    sal_Bool SAL_CALL resize( size_t new_size );

    // zeros the buffer
    void SAL_CALL empty( );

    // fills the buffer with a given content
    sal_Bool SAL_CALL fill( const sal_Unicode* pContent, size_t nLen );

    // returns the size of the buffer
    size_t SAL_CALL size( ) const;

    // conversion operator
    operator sal_Unicode*( );

    // address operator
    sal_Unicode* operator&( );

    const sal_Unicode* operator&( ) const;

private:
    void SAL_CALL init( );

private:
    size_t m_buffSize; // the number of unicode chars
    sal_Unicode* m_pBuff;
};

#endif

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